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201-450 · Question #9

Which of the following commands will copy one disk partition /dev/sda3 to /dev/sdb3?

The correct answer is B. dd if=/dev/sda3 of=/dev/sdb3 bs=4096 conv=notrunc. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

205 Advanced Storage Device Administration

Question

Which of the following commands will copy one disk partition /dev/sda3 to /dev/sdb3?

Options

  • Add if=/dev/sdb3 of =/dev/sda3 bs=4096 conv=notrunc
  • Bdd if=/dev/sda3 of=/dev/sdb3 bs=4096 conv=notrunc
  • Cdd --input /dev/sda3 --output /dev/sdb3 bs=4096 conv=notrunc
  • Ddd --input /dev/sdb3 --output /dev/sda3 bs=4096 conv=notrunc

How the community answered

(14 responses)
  • A
    7% (1)
  • B
    71% (10)
  • C
    14% (2)
  • D
    7% (1)

Topics

#dd command#partition copy#block device#data transfer

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